A patio swing is suspended by two springs, each of which has a force constant of 460 N/m, equivalent to a single spring force constant of 920 N/m. Find the mass of a person sitting on the swing oscillating up and down at a frequency of 0.555 Hz.

A patio swing is suspended by two springs, each of which has a force constant of 460 N/m, equivalent to a single spring force constant of 920 N/m. Find the mass of a person sitting on the swing oscillating up and down at a frequency of 0.555 Hz.

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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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